W.W. Grainger reported third-quarter underlying organic sales growth of 14.9% year over year, and 90 basis points of operating margin expansion resulted in 22.8% earnings per share growth. Management also raised full-year guidance. Shares rose about 8% intraday on Nov. 4.
Grainger generates some of the fastest inventory turns in the industry, driven by astute inventory management and a dense customer base.
Amazon Business remains an ever-present threat to Grainger’s endless assortment business, possessing the scale and product breadth required to compete.
Metric | GWW | WCC | MSM |
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 32.27 | 19.19 | 25.98 |
Price/Book Value | 15.91 | 2.83 | 4.67 |
Price/Sales | 3.60 | 0.60 | 1.67 |
Price/Cash Flow | 25.62 | 13.44 | 15.78 |
Metric | GWW | WCC | MSM |
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 1.53 | 1.11 | 0.70 |
Current Ratio | 2.61 | 2.01 | 1.78 |
Interest Coverage | 37.67 | 3.55 | 14.41 |
Metric | GWW | WCC | MSM |
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 23.06% | 4.88% | 10.58% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 55.05% | 16.47% | 18.76% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 31.05% | 9.85% | 14.24% |
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